Photography

A new retrospective takes the best of stunning photography by Edward S. Curtis to give a fresh insight on the American Indian at the nexus of America's westward march and the cultural annihilation of tribes that stood in the way of frontier progress. There is some general familiarity with Curtis' standing as perhaps one of the great photographers of an era in American history that began at the turn of the last century. "The North American Indian" project was of a scale that probably never could be replicated in present times. This new book is curated by Christopher Cardozo, himself an international expert on Curtis' work, with essays by scholars and writers. It...

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